Russia

Kazakstan: US Pushes Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline

Washington seeks to bolster US economic interests in the Caspian region at the expense of Russia and Iran.

22 Feb 05

Ban on students buying foreign currency likely to stop many completing their education abroad.

22 Feb 05

Impoverished Uzbek women are finding it so hard to get by that they are abandoning their children.

22 Feb 05

How long will pro-US Tashkent tolerate Russian broadcasts critical of American bid to topple Saddam?

22 Feb 05

Astana and Moscow want to make money from foreign radioactive waste by building a new atomic plant in an earthquake zone.

22 Feb 05

Poaching poses a serious threat to an increasingly depleted Caspian species.

22 Feb 05

Clans rivalries and power struggles are an increasing source of instability in Kazakstan

21 Feb 05

A burgeoning trade in petrol smuggling is costing the Kyrgyz government millions of dollars in lost taxes.

21 Feb 05

A draft law addressing the problems of Tajik victims of the Chernobyl disaster has been delayed because of lack of funds.

21 Feb 05

Theft of non-ferrous metal plays havoc with business and industry.

21 Feb 05

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